Give your evidence to Special Prosecutor – Baako tells COPEC

Good governance and anti-corruption groups have been urged to go beyond throwing allegations in the public to petition relevant bodies with their evidence for conclusive investigations.

Veteran journalists Kweku Baako gave this admonition following a raging controversy over claims that state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation company (BOST) caused financial loss to the state to the tune of GHS30million.

The loss, according to Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), occurred when BOST sold 1.8million liters of crude to a company, BB Energy for less when other companies were willing to pay more.

COPEC said the sale of the product for less happened at a time when crude oil prices were rising in the international market.

BOST in a reply that included calling COPEC boss ignorant said one cannot sell a petroleum product bought 10 months ago at the same or better price.

This is because the product is considered distressed and by international practice less pricey, it said.

The allegations made Monday 12 March 2018 have travelled five days in the media without any finality.